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My gator 4x2 starts and runs well for from 5 minutes to 30 minutes,
it then will die, sometimes starting and running for a few more minutes
or sometimes refusing to start.
At first I thought I'd gotten some water in the gas, but dry gas had no
effect. Once it refuses to restart, it will not run for a while but when I go back it restarts and (usually) will then run long enough to get it back to the
shop. I then suspected the fuel pump so I replaced it, the Gator ran well the next morning and hauled the feed to the cattle for over an hour without dieing. I then set out to check some fence, without any stoppage till I got to the back side of the farm where upon it decided I needed to walk back to the shop. I took my old 4X4 Toyota pickup & finished checking the fence.
I had my brother take me back later and I drove it home without event.
I decided to check the ignition and put a spark tester in line with the plug.
I drove several laps around the farm with the bed elevated so I could observe the flashing as I drove. No problems occoured, Yesterday my brother was doing the feeding and I went along ( with the Spark tester in
my pocket), sure enough the gator died out. WE unloaded the feed and raised the bed, put the spark tester in line. The engine restarted and ran
but in about 45 seconds saw the spark skip a couple of times and then the engine died, ( IT still had no spark) , retrying the engine at first didn't fire but on the 3rd try fire reappeared and we were able to finish the feedeing.
I have now established that the ignition fails when the gator dies ,
I do not understand what the cause is, the motor does this sometimes when cold, & sometimes when hot. Intermittant problems are troublesome, I have replaced the spark plug and while running the motor has strong fire.
The gator has a Kawasaki FE290D engine, I think it's too new to use points
so I'm not sure what switchs the low voltage side of the coil. I know that if the circuit opens on the low side it'll kill the spark ( as will a short to ground) .
Does any one have a sugestion?
Thanks,
Ralph
it then will die, sometimes starting and running for a few more minutes
or sometimes refusing to start.
At first I thought I'd gotten some water in the gas, but dry gas had no
effect. Once it refuses to restart, it will not run for a while but when I go back it restarts and (usually) will then run long enough to get it back to the
shop. I then suspected the fuel pump so I replaced it, the Gator ran well the next morning and hauled the feed to the cattle for over an hour without dieing. I then set out to check some fence, without any stoppage till I got to the back side of the farm where upon it decided I needed to walk back to the shop. I took my old 4X4 Toyota pickup & finished checking the fence.
I had my brother take me back later and I drove it home without event.
I decided to check the ignition and put a spark tester in line with the plug.
I drove several laps around the farm with the bed elevated so I could observe the flashing as I drove. No problems occoured, Yesterday my brother was doing the feeding and I went along ( with the Spark tester in
my pocket), sure enough the gator died out. WE unloaded the feed and raised the bed, put the spark tester in line. The engine restarted and ran
but in about 45 seconds saw the spark skip a couple of times and then the engine died, ( IT still had no spark) , retrying the engine at first didn't fire but on the 3rd try fire reappeared and we were able to finish the feedeing.
I have now established that the ignition fails when the gator dies ,
I do not understand what the cause is, the motor does this sometimes when cold, & sometimes when hot. Intermittant problems are troublesome, I have replaced the spark plug and while running the motor has strong fire.
The gator has a Kawasaki FE290D engine, I think it's too new to use points
so I'm not sure what switchs the low voltage side of the coil. I know that if the circuit opens on the low side it'll kill the spark ( as will a short to ground) .
Does any one have a sugestion?
Thanks,
Ralph
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